Andy Goldsworthy is able to create something aesthetically pleasing or conceptually pleasing out of absolutely nothing. He takes what he can from the land and produces sculptures by melting ice together, collecting wood or piling rocks in unique ways. Andy Goldsworthy creates his art using his bare hands alone, and while the art is still standing, he creates his own significant places. His art would often erode or collapse but for the brief time they are standing, his creations show bure beauty and amazement. Andy attempts to get closer to nature in all of his artworks. He portrays to the audience the importance of nature by recreating the different sculptures to remind us of the beauty nature holds. “

“As with all my work, whether it's a leaf on a rock or ice on a rock, I'm trying to get beneath the surface appearance of things. Working the surface of a stone is an attempt to understand the internal energy of the stone.”- Andy Goldsworthy

Goldsworthy tries to keep things simple in what he does. He uses only the materials and tools he is provided with by nature. If it is snowing, he will use the snow as his material, if it is autumn he works with the colours of falling leaves, a falling tree is a source of twigs and branches. Goldsworthy works with the land and not against it. He believes that the he has to learn about the lands surroundings and portray them through his artworks so that when others see the art they instantly feel the emotions of what is around them. He causes us to get sucked into the nature of the artwork and its serenity.

"At its most successful, my 'touch' looks into the heart of nature; most days I don't even get close. These things are all part of a transient process that I cannot understand unless my touch is also transient-only in this way can the cycle remain unbroken and the process be complete." -Andy Goldsworthy

Touch is an important element in the process of Andy Goldsworthy’s art making. He likes to...

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...aim of a postmodern artist to step outside these
boundaries with their own art and concepts. AndyGoldsworthy respectively creates
his art as this.
AndyGoldsworthy was born in Cheshire, Scotland, in the year 1956. He is a British
sculptor and photographer living in Scotland with his wife and children. Goldsworthy
has traveled and created works of art out NATURAL materials.
Through the art practice analysis there are 6 main keys.
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conceptual practice
material practice
processes
nature of practice
Influences
workspace / environment
AndyGoldsworthy uses non-traditional materials that are found in nature or
created from natural materials.
His works are not displayed in a gallery space, but in the outside world.
The ambiguous nature of Goldsworthy’s pieces, such as “Iris Blades, rowan
leaves,'snow circles' and 'knotweed stalks " result in the challenging
conceptual works.
MATERIAL PRACTICE
The materials used in Andy Goldsworthy's art often include bright
coloured flowers, icicles, leaves, mud, pine cones, snow, stone,
twigs, and thorns. He has been quoted as saying, "I think it's
incredibly brave to be working with flowers and leaves and petals.
But I have to: I can't edit the materials I work with. My remit is to
work with nature as a whole." Goldsworthy is generally considered
the founder of modern...

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Indian on Horseback, 1970 by J.C.Dye
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...﻿AndyGoldsworthy
Practice:
His work is ephemeral- not going to last forever.
Because is artwork doesn't last, the videos/ photos become the artwork.
Through the making of his artwork, he learns about nature
It is always straight to work- no time for research on the area he is in.
He has been taking photographs since school- it is the way that he documents his artwork
It is his way of reflecting on what he has make
He doesn't have a clear picture of what it is he is going to make- he goes out and sees what the day is doing, what it will let him make.
The land itself entices him and the substance of nature
Background, Influences:
English- lives in Scotland
The nature, area around him
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